Review of C&C 44
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The C&C 44 has been built with different keel alternatives.
Unknown keel type
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.12 - 2.22 meter (6.96 - 7.26 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
CentreBoard
One option is a centreboard keel. A centreboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.
The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.68 - 1.78 meter (5.51 - 5.81 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Fin keel
Another option is a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.
C&C 44 can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.51 - 2.61 meter (8.23 - 8.53 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for C&C 44 is about 363 kg/cm, alternatively 2037 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 363 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 2037 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for C&C 44 is 3.31.
Maintenance
Dimensions of sail.
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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 40.7 m | (133.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 40.7 m | (133.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 40.7 m | (133.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 13.4 m | (44.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 13.4 m | (44.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 33.5 m | (110.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 29.5 m | (96.8 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Cunningham | 4.8 m | (15.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 9.6 m | (31.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 9.6 m | (31.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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